Pronman n° 68 /30/nhl-draft-rankings-2023-bedard-pronman/ Wheeler #13 https://theathletic.com/4575346/2023/06/13/nhl-draft-2023-ranking-wheeler/ Bacon #8 https:/ /twitter.com/TopDownHockey/status/1674438008458866689 Rapport de dépistage https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2023/05/11/andrew-cristall-scouting-report/ https://twitter.com/ByronMBader/status/1674439607717593088 > Andrew Cristall glisse jusqu’au bout pour en choisir 40. Les Capitals devraient être très excités à l’idée de le faire venir ici. Ils vont souvent dans le top 10 et fonctionnent très bien. Ce choix semble généralement être un vol dans le 2ème
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SiccSemperTyrannis
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Huge value
Scouting report by Frederik Frandsen
https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2023/05/11/andrew-cristall-scouting-report/
Ranked as high as the #12 prospect by some outlets. Solid pickup
Nice
how can this subreddit complain about this pick
I can’t believe he fell this far. Must be due to his size?
He was ranked top 15 at times this season. This is a massive steal. High ceiling. Fantastic draft for the caps so far.
I love this pick, cristall is ridiculously good
I think this is really interesting because I went looking at a few prospect models last night to try to understand Leonard and I saw [this one](https://twitter.com/ByronMBader/status/1669774786627784704?t=U6zhwOA7kUvp13O55OFNKQ&s=19), more from Bader that used Cristall as a comparison. Definitely happy to have them both but Cristall has an even higher chance of hitting.
I like it personally. I remember some mocks had him going law teens in the first
Per The Hockey News magazine:
Cons – Small at 5’9, not a great skater
Pros – Elite playmaking vision and shot. Racked up points with not a lot of help from his Kelowna Rockets team.
Best Case – Johnny Gaudreau
Just dropping in as a friendly Kraken fan I really wanted the Kraken to pick up Cristall in rd.1. He is high risk high reward but I bet with some development the risk will iron out and he ends up being a great pick up, I’m surprised he fell so low, many draft scouting analysis had him in the top 20, and a few top 10 at one point! Congrats on the pick, hope he works out great for you guys!
So this Bacon guy has Cristall with a higher projection of being an NHL star than Leonard? I’m not gonna sit there and pretend like I know much about the prospects we’re taking…but that’s a major get at 40.
Nice pick👍
Generally speaking, can NHL caliber skating be taught or is that an innate skill?